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patriarch

[ˈpeɪ.tri.ɑːrk]

noun family body

LanguageWest African Pidgin (Nigeria)

Meaning
  1. patriarch
  2. A man who is the head of a family or tribe
Examples

My papa be the patriarch wey hold us together.

My father is the patriarch who holds us together.

Pronunciationˈpeɪ.tri.ɑːrk

Part of speechnoun

Romanizationpatriarch

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